Mankachar Assembly Constituency is a census town in South Salmara-Mankachar District located in Assam. It falls under Dhubri Lok Sabha Assembly. It is situated with, in the north, there is Hatsingimari, in the east and south there is Meghalaya and in the west, there is the international border with Bangladesh. The Mankachar is located at 25.53°N 89.87°E with a population of about 26,162.
Mankachar Assembly Constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly and falls under Dhubri Lok Sabha Constituency Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal, of the INC party, won the Vidhansabha election in 2016, with the maximum number of votes and the runner up was Md. Aminul Islam of AIUDF party.
Dhubri Parliamentary constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha Constituencies in Assam state in North-Eastern India. It consists of 10 assembly segments i.e. Mankachar, Salmara South, Dhubri, Gauripur, Golakganj, Bilasipara East, Bilasipara West, Goalpara East, Goalpara West, and Jaleswar. Badruddin Ajmal of AIUDF party in the Lok Sabha election of 2019 won with 7,18,764votes and the runner up was Abu Taher Bepari of INC party. The number of votes with which AIUDF won the elections of 2019 are 2,26,258 votes. [Also Check - List of Mankachar Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Polling Booths]
It lies in the Dhubri district itself and occupies an area of 2,838 km2 and with a population of 1,949,258 numbers. It is a huge area with a sex ratio of 974 per 1000 male.
Number of towns:
There are 114 villages in Mankachar town with a population of 3,05,606.
Assembly Status:
Mankachar is an assembly constituency from Assam and the latest election was held in 2016. In the Vidhansabha election of 2016, the MLA of Mankachar Assembly Constituency is Motiur Rohman Mondal of the INC party.
The total population of the Mankachar Assembly Constituency is 3,05,606 of which 1,54,832 are males and 1,50,774 are females.
Number of households:
There are about 72,340 households in the Mankachar Assembly Constituency.
According to the official census of 2011, Muslim is a majority in Mankachar. As per a report released by Census India of 2011, it has a population of 3,05,606 people. Muslim constitutes 92.88% of the total population.
Town |
Population |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
Mankachar |
3,05,606 |
6.65% |
92.88% |
0.31% |
0.01% |
0% |
0.09% |
0.00% |
0.05% |
In the Mankachar Assembly Constituency, the population of Scheduled Caste is 5,161 and Scheduled Tribe 4,027.
The total number of electorates in Mankachar Assembly Constituency is 1,82,785 and out of them the total number which turned out are 1,70,790 (93.89%) electorates.
Gender |
Age Range |
Total |
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18-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
44-54 |
55-64 |
65+ |
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Male |
11,398 (7.1%) |
25,296 (15.7 %) |
18,888 (11.7 %) |
12,469 (7.7 %) |
5,948 (3.7 %) |
5,058 (3.1 %) |
79,057 (49.0 %) |
Female |
12,771 (7.9%) |
24,877 (15.4%) |
19,232 (11.9 %) |
14,492 (9.0 %) |
6,607 (4.1 %) |
4,161 (2.6 %) |
82,140 (51.0 %) |
Others |
4 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
0 (0.0 %) |
0 (0.0 %) |
0 (0.0 %) |
0 (0.0 %) |
4 (0.0 %) |
TOTAL |
24,173 (15.0%) |
50,173 (31.1 %) |
38,120 (23.6 %) |
26,961 (16.7 %) |
12,555 (7.8 %) |
9,219 (5.7 %) |
1,61,201 (100 %) |
In Mankachar, the Female Sex Ratio is 974 per 1000 males and the Child Sex Ratio is also 974.
In Mankachar, 60650 of the population are under the age of six of which 30718 are males and 29932 are females.
In the 2019 Dhubri Lok Sabha Seat election, Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF became the MP from the Dhubri Constituency with a vote of 7,18,764 and Abu Taher Bepari from INC stood second gaining 4,92,506 votes.
In the Vidhansabha election of 2016, Dr Motiur Rohman Mondal became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 54181 and Md Aminuj Islam of AIUDF stood second gaining 49,868 votes with a margin of 4,313.
In the Vidhansabha election of 2011, Zabed Islam of IND became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 64,639and Dr Motiur Rohman Mondal of INC stood second gaining 53,852 votes with a margin of 10,787.
In the 2019 Dhubri Lok Sabha Seat election, Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF became the MP from the Dhubri Constituency with a vote of 7,18,764 and Abu Taher Bepari from INC stood second gaining 4,92,506 votes.
In the Vidhansabha election of 2016, Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal of INC became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 54181 and Md Aminuj Islam of AIUDF stood second gaining 49,868 votes with a margin of 4,313.
In the Vidhansabha election of 2011, Zabed Islam of IND became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 64,639 and Dr Motiur Rohman Mondal of INC stood second gaining 53,852 votes with a margin of 10,787.
In the Vidhansabha election of 2006, Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal of IND became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 38,554 and Zabed Islam of INC stood second gaining 36,651 votes with a margin of 1,903.
In the Vidhansabha election of 2001, Hosenara Islam of INC became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 35,699 and Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal of IND stood second gaining 32,010 votes with a margin of 3,689.
Percentage vote share of the political parties in the previous election:
Here is the list of the political parties along with total votes and percentage share:
2016 Legislative Assembly Constituency Election |
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S N |
Candidate |
Party |
Total Vote |
Total Vote Percentage |
1 |
Dr Motiur Rohman Mondal Male 66 yr GEN |
INC Indian National Congress |
54181 |
31.57% |
2 |
Md Aminul Islam Male 41 yr GEN |
AIUDF All India United Democratic Front |
49868 |
29.06% |
3 |
Zabed Islam Male 48 yr GEN |
IND Independent |
48358 |
28.18% |
4 |
Abdul Salam Shah Male 48 yr GEN |
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party |
8490 |
4.95% |
5 |
Aminul Islam Male 66 yr GEN |
IND Independent |
6718 |
3.91% |
In the Vidhansabha election of 2016, Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal of INC became the MLA from the Mankachar Constituency with a vote of 54181 and Md Aminuj Islam of AIUDF stood second gaining 49,868 votes with a margin of 4,313.